It is a matter of hours before the new testimony of Roula Pispirigou, who is in custody for the death of her 9-year-old daughter Tzortzina, in order to explain the deaths of her other two children, after the conclusion of the forensic experts Karakouki Kalogria, which clearly speaks of a criminal act. This conclusion is about to be challenged by the side of Roula Pispirigou with her lawyer stating today Sunday that: "we have to see if the conclusion on Malena and Iris confirms the pathological causes."
Roula Pispirigou is expected to testify by Tuesday as a suspect in both of these cases, and it is possible that she will ask for a deadline in order to study the file. At the same time, the testimony of Roula Pispirigou's sister, who did not clearly specify the time Roula Pispirigou was away from her on the day Iris died, seems to shed light on the well-kept secret about the time of Iris' murder.
Prosecutors Antonis Eleftherianos and Apostolos Andreou have the file on Malena and Iris in their hands and are called to find their killer.
Forensically the case is over
"Forensically the case is over. It is clear from the new conclusion of Mr. Karakouki and Mr. Kalogria that the death of the two children, Malena and Iris, has been caused by suffocation and that it is a murder, "said today on Sunday on ANT1, the coroner Dimitris Galenteris, referring to the thriller with the murder of the three little sisters in Patras.
Pispirigou disputes the Karakouki - Kalogrias conclusion
According to the lawyer of the 33-year-old accused, Othon Papadopoulos, his client will dispute the final conclusion of the children, as they do not know if it is accurate and what it is based on.
"We don't know what tests have been done and what has preceded the conclusion for Malena and Iris. I don't think that the conclusion is a 'bible' that we have to follow to the letter," the lawyer stressed, speaking to MEGA today.
Regarding the death of Iris, who breathed her last at home while the accused and her sister were with her, the lawyer pointed out that the 6-month-old baby had been diagnosed with a congenital cardiac problem and "we have to see what the Karakouki - Kalogria conclusion says about this."
Regarding the testimony of Dimitra Pispirigou, the defendant's sister, Papadopoulos said that he "does not see her in the frame" as there is no evidence that could bring any accusation against her.
"She is a valuable source of information as a witness, she is willing to answer all questions," the lawyer added.
How will the authorities proceed now
Union police officer Stavros Balaskas, noted to the same TV station that "if the prosecutor decides, there will be no transfer of Roula Pispirigou for a new testimony, as a witness or as a suspect in the murders of Malena and Iris, but a team of the Homicide Department headed by an officer - investigating officer may go to Korydallos Prison.
Furthermore, Mr. Balaskas noted that "once Roula Pispirigou talks to the police officers for the second time, there will be a cross-check with the other statements, especially as regards the times mentioned for various incidents, and then the future of the case will be decided by the police officers."
Then the prosecutors will decide whether or not to prosecute based on the evidence in the case file in their hands.
Then the prosecutor has the say, who will decide whether to prosecute for manslaughter or some other offence and against which persons.
After the prosecution - if of course they are prosecuted - which is most likely, we will have summons to apologise. The riddle of whether it was one or more people who took the lives of the two children is expected to be solved by the homicide department.
At the same time, the prosecutors will also assess what evidence the forensic doctors who had initially attributed the deaths of Malena and Iris to pathological causes had, as if they had not come to these conclusions perhaps one of the children of the Daskalakis family would have been saved.
Roula Pispirigou, however, still insists on her innocence, while Manos Daskalakis is waiting to get hold of the documents of the finding to officially state his position.
Manos Daskalakis out of the frame?
Also Mr. Glykas noted that it does not seem with the data so far to indicate that a charge will be announced to the father of the three girls, even for negligence, while he clarified that Manos Daskalakis can turn against the State, hospitals and forensic doctors and even ask for financial compensation.
"If it is assessed that he does not have any liability, due to negligence and exposure of children to danger, which does not appear, Mr. Daskalakis has all the possibility to turn against public officials, he can seek both criminal liability and damages by filing lawsuits," Glykas stressed.
Private investigator George Tsoukalis noted that "what is happening with the forensic reports can trigger a very big issue," referring to any challenges to findings in cases that have been finalized or are currently under investigation.
Regarding Dimitra Pispirigou, after Giannis Glykas noted that "the sister of Roula Pispirigou offers an alibi to the children's mother as to the death of Iris", George Tsoukalis said that it does not seem to follow, based on what is known so far, that she will be charged, saying that "some messages contained in the case file and saw the light of day and concern the sister of Roula Pispirigou, give her an alibi and there is, at this time, no question of a cover-up or aiding and abetting a criminal."
Source: in.gr
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